Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-22
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
MONDAY, Dec. u.

MONDAY, DEC. II.
te.-Immediately after the reading
Of the journal of Thursday, Hoar offered
a resolution naming the senators TO con
stitute the standing committees for the
5Oth congress, which was adopted. A
similar resolution naming the senators
to constitute the select committees
was also offered by Hoar and adopted.
A large number of communications and
petitions were presented aud referred
among them the following: To prevent
the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors in the territories; for the allow
auce of bounty of $3.50 per month to
all men in the army during the war, and
for an amendment TO the constitution
allowing congress to pass uniform laws
on the subject of marriage and divorce.
Many bills were introduced aud re-
ferred among them the following: To
divide a portion Of the Sioux reservation
in Dakota; for the admission of the
state Washington into the union; repeal
ing the timber aud presumption laws; to
encourage the manufacture of steel for
modern arms and armOr and to provide
heavy ordinances, fortidoations and other
seacoast defenses; for the free coinage
Of silver, and TO regulate immigration.
House.-A number of executive COM
munioations, principally relative to pri-
vate lend claims in New Mexico, were
laid before the house by the
speaker and appropriately referred.
Springer, of Illinois, presented the pc
tition of Owen Chase, who claims to be
elected delegate from the territory OF
Cimarron, commonly known as the pub
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having left the chair, and having called
Crisp to preside, requested the house to
relieve him of the responsibility OF APP
pointing committee on elections. He
said .he early selection of that committee
by the house would greatly facilitate the
Of other committees.
resolution was adopted providing that
the house will tomorrow proceed to the
election of a committee on elections.
TUESDAY, DEC. 10.
Senuie.-After the presentation of a
large number of petitions this morning,
Senator Morrell, for the committee on
finance, reported back the senate bill to
credit and pay to the several states and
territories ana TO the District of Col
umbia all moneys collected under the
direct taxation act of 1851. Sen. ingalls,
introduced bills to remove the Limitation
in payment of arrears OF. pensions, grant
ing arrears in certain cases to those
peusioned by special acts OF congress.
Other bills were introduced among them
the following: Sen. Shsrman-For the
preservation of the woods and
forests adjacent to the sources of
uayiyable rivers and their atiluences.
Sen. Hood - constitutional amend
meut for the extension of the congres-
sional term till the last Tuesday In April.
Sen. CuHom- amend the Interstate
commerce act; also for the establishment
and operation of a United States postal
telegraph; also, to equalize the rates of
pensions ia certain cases; also, TO extend
.he pension laws 10 steamboat men and
Others acting under orders of United
States officers. Sen. Jones ARK Open
ing the great Sioux reservation IN Ne
braska TO settlement. Sen Frye-To
promote the political progress and
commercial prosperity Of the
American nation. Sen. Gray To
establish court of appeal.
SEN. Platt offered resolution, which
was referred TO the committee on rules,
To amend the rules so that hereafter the
senate shalt consider and act upon treat
les and executive nominations in open
session. except when otherwise order
ed. The select committee of the last co.,.
rress on methods in the executive
departing was continued, with leave
to report any time prior to January
25th. Sen. Dolph called up the bill, intro
duced by him yesterday, to provide for
fortihcations and other sea-coast de-
lenses. On his motion it was referred
70 the committee o. coast line defense.
YouSe-A large number Of executive
communications were laid before the
house by the speaker, and appropriately
referred; and then at 1910 recess was
taken until O'clock. After recess,
the speaker having called Mills, Of